Breweries & Distilleries
Slackwater Brewing
About Slackwater Brewing
A taproom sits somewhere between a pub and a working floor, and the good ones never quite hide the second half of that. Tanks are visible, the board changes, and what is pouring this month may be gone by the next. Slackwater Brewing occupies 218 Martin Street, a block off the Main Street spine and a few minutes on foot from the north end beaches.
Small breweries diverge from one another more than the shared label suggests. Some run a rotating set of tanks and turn over seasonal batches constantly, while others hold a steady core and change little. Some pour flights and pints in a room built for sitting, others treat the counter mainly as a place to fill cans and growlers on the way past. Food is another variable: a full kitchen, a short snack list, an arrangement with somebody nearby, or nothing at all. Licensing also decides whether children can come in and until what hour, which matters to anyone planning an afternoon with the family.
Penticton makes a natural home for this trade. The valley grows fruit and grapes on the benches above the city on both sides, tourism runs hard from June through September, and a compact downtown means a taproom is rarely far from wherever a visitor is sleeping. That also means summer evenings run busier than the rest of the year. Slackwaterbrewing.com is the place to check before setting out, and it is sensible to ask about growler and can fills if you want to take something back to the rental.
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In the Downtown Penticton neighbourhood of Penticton.
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